University of Mindanao has three placers in  Top 10 of June 2019 Criminologist Licensure Exam

University of Mindanao has three placers in Top 10 of June 2019 Criminologist Licensure Exam

For another consecutive year, graduates from the University of Mindanao are among the Top 10 list of examinees of the Criminologist Licensure Examination. For June 2019, Raul Jala Palen from UM Tagum campus is in the fifth spot with a score of 89.75, followed at the sixth spot by Khevin Dave Espinosa also from UM Tagum campus with a score of 89.70, and Joemar Bulig Cervantes at the seventh spot with a score of 89.60. According to the Professional Regulation Commission, UM posted a 91.49% passing rate for first time takers of the exam, compared to the national average passing rate of only 54.70%. The June 2019 Criminologist Licensure examinations saw 7, 998 examinees pass out of more than 20, 000 who registered. The exams were administered at PRC testing centers in Manila, Antique, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, General Santos City, Iloilo, Kidapawan, Legazpi, Lucena, Occidental Mindoro, Pagadian, Palawan, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.